<p>I am a current High School Senior and I just have a couple questions reguarding Stanford's Early Action and Regular Decision applications.</p>
<p>1- My grades are not quite where they could be; I did not have the greatest first semester to my sophomore year. It was recommended to me that I wait to apply to the regular decision as it would help bring up my overall GPA (my overall GPA to date is 4.17 but I should get a 5.0 this semester bringing it up to a 4.29). However our updated transcripts will not be released until around January 6th, 5 days after the deadline. Can I somehow report my grades in my application if I talk to my teachers to verify my grades?</p>
<p>2- What is the difference between Stanford's Restricted Early Action and a normal Early Action? Is a restrictive Early Action like an Early Decision?</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your help. If anything doesn't make sense, please let me know and I will try to clarify.</p>
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<li>no you can’t report your grades in your application. however, you can just sent the midyear report early (i.e. right when your semester grades are available) and they will be considered.</li>
<li>REA has no tangible advantage in admissions. If you can improve your application in any way by Jan 1st, it is to your advantage to wait. It is not like ED. It is like EA in most regards, except you cannot apply EA/ED/REA/SCEA ANYWHERE else if you apply REA to Stanford.</li>
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<p>^There are a few narrow exceptions to the REA rule prohibiting REA applicants from simultaneously applying elsewhere. According to Stanford’s undergraduate admissions website, REA applicants may still apply to the following:</p>
<pre><code>* Any foreign college/university on any application schedule.
Any college/university with a non-binding rolling admission process.
Any public college/university under non-binding options.
<p>NJDS-
So I can somehow send them in after my application but they will be considered with my application? Or atleast taken into account?</p>
<p>Thanks for both of your help on the second question, I think I understand it better now. It’s basically like ED but you arent bound to the school if accepted and there are a few exceptions?</p>
<p>It is the same as Early-Action, just that you can’t apply to any other schools early besides the one that were fulfill the exceptions listed. Even if you get in the early round, you are free to apply to any schools you want for regular decision.</p>